State alleges Shikwaya swindled uncle out of car used in Ondangwa prosecutor attack
via The Namibian4 min read
The state has accused Petrus Shikwaya of fraudulently acquiring his uncle's vehicle, which was subsequently linked to the attack on Ondangwa prosecutor Justine Shiweda. Shiweda was attacked with a corrosive substance and shot seven times on 17 October 2025. Prosecutor Yeukai Kangira stated in the Ondangwa Magistrate's Court that Shikwaya swindled his uncle, Abner Samuel, out of a Suzuki vehicle intended for a Yango business. The vehicle was allegedly given to Shikwaya's co-accused, Petrus Uusiku, as a reward for purchasing the acid used in the attack. The acid was reportedly bought on 29 September 2025 for N$1 200 in Windhoek. The vehicle was then driven north, purportedly for an earlier, failed attempt on Shiweda's life in early October 2025, before overturning in the Oshikoto region while Uusiku was returning to Windhoek. Shikwaya denies these allegations, claiming the second-hand vehicle was bought for his uncle for N$40 000 and that his uncles, Samuel and Abner Mateus, instructed him to send it north with Uusiku. However, the state presented Samuel's statement to the police, indicating his shock at the vehicle being given to Uusiku and taken out of Windhoek. The bail hearing for Shikwaya is set to continue on 9 June.
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